Flood Overtopping Failure of Dams
Flood Overtopping Failure of Dams
Flood Overtopping Failure of Dams
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Dam <strong>Overtopping</strong> <strong>Failure</strong> Mode<br />
• <strong>Failure</strong> <strong>of</strong> dams due to overtopping is a common<br />
failure mode, accounting for 30 percent <strong>of</strong> the<br />
failures in the U.S. over the last 75 years<br />
• Many older dams may have been designed for<br />
floods that no longer represent a remote flood<br />
event<br />
• Many dams can not pass the current Probable<br />
Maximum <strong>Flood</strong> without overtopping<br />
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